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To ask what your best celebrity encounter is?

517 replies

BowieFan · 19/10/2016 22:01

I've snogged every member of Boyzone, including Ronan. I am incredibly proud of this...

DP is fond of telling everyone how much the Queen Mother loved his fart joke. He was escorting her around his barracks when one of the ceremonial horses which had pulled her carriage farted, the Queen Mother said "Oh, I'm terribly sorry!" to which DP replied "Oh, I thought it was the horse!"

He says she split her sides laughing... Hmm

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BowieFan · 21/10/2016 19:26

Gabsalot

I don't use the "don't speak ill of the dead" excuse. It's bullshit isn't it? If someone was a horrible bitch we should be able to say so.

It hurt more for people like my dad who grew up a couple of streets away from her. He hated that she played up being from Liverpool and talked about how proud she was, but she visited about once in 20 years and never did anything for the city. My dad knew her parents and said they were lovely and would've been disgusted at the way she treated people.

Standout example being her talking about how she'd never miss a match between Liverpool and Everton but she was upset that she couldn't get tickets. Five minutes later, she was offered tickets in the director's box. She said that wasn't enough, she needed the whole box for her and her friends. Disgusting woman.

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GabsAlot · 21/10/2016 19:31

good for you bowie completely agree if theyre not ice why does it matter that theyre not here anymore

i heard that aswell played up the liverpool im one of the people line but never went

AnnieOnAMapleLeaf · 21/10/2016 19:34

Avril Lavigne - I used to babysit her when I was a teenager.
Justin Bieber - nearly 10 years ago, I was in his hometown and he was busking. He was a really sweet kid.
Mike Myers - I plowed into him at the airport as I was racing to my gate (with a 5 month old in tow). He was totally lovely about it and helped me gather my things.

I think that's it.

FurryLittleTwerp · 21/10/2016 19:40

My best only celebrity moment was being smiled at beautifully by Rory McGrath, after watching him carry my mum's bag down from a train carriage at Northallerton station.

I was so surprised I assumed it wasn't him, but I googled & found he was playing locally in a concert wish I'd known

Smile
SleepyRoo · 21/10/2016 19:40

Jeremy Irons - we shared a roll up

Jared Leto - a "contretemps" in a bar

Among others

Gracey1231 · 21/10/2016 19:41

Had an erm....encounter with Scotty T off Geordie shore in Newcastle in 2012 Blush

Fatpanda1989 · 21/10/2016 19:47

in my wilder days I took part in a threesome with a famous singer!

OdinsLoveChild · 21/10/2016 19:52

Des Barnes (Phillip Middlemas I think) in corrie bought me a full English breakfast once. He was really lovely and sat and chatted for ages just about normal boring things.

Professor Brian Cox, before he was a Professor apologised to me for his bandmates appalling behaviour (do you know who I am type crap) in a pub way back in the 90's. He called me 'a lady' don't you know Wink

cleanasawhistle · 21/10/2016 20:26

While I was at primary school I was friends with a girl who lived in a block of flats.
She told me someone from Coronation Street had moved into the same block.

We went round and knocked on the door.a bloke answered and said Chris was poorly. As we were leaving the same bloke came running after us and said Chris said to give you these,signed pictures.

I decided to go round on another occasion and Christopher Quinten answered the door,I just froze.....he gave me a big smile and siad have you come for a picture,I just nodded, he gave me the same signed photo.

I thought he was nice,he could have chased us away for having the cheek to knock on his door. I never went round again.

coldcanary · 21/10/2016 20:32

David Beckham years ago in Manchester, I wasn't paying attention and walked straight into him & dropped my bag. He apologised to me and picked up my things for me even though it was totally my fault and checked he hadn't hurt me. I was fine apart from swooning a bit Grin
Served Jimmy Cricket in the pub I worked at a few times, always polite and a good tipper.

Ginslinger · 21/10/2016 20:42

yes bowiefan it was about the same time that she visited us - I was far more impressed by her than I expected to be.

ScaryMonstersandSuperCreeps · 21/10/2016 20:57

Keith Floyd stayed at my Mum's B&B he was lovely.
Joan Hickson (Miss Marple) filmed an episode at my parents house and was lovely and fluffy as per her character.
David Bowie was sitting in front of me at an auction at Christies many years ago. He turned round to look around the room caught my eye and smiled at me. He was most amused at the reaction he caused when i slid off my chair!
Matthew Horne was sat opposite me on the tube once. He had incredibly skinny legs like a flamingo.

ScaryMonstersandSuperCreeps · 21/10/2016 21:04

Forgot about the gorgeous lovely and very kind Jean Christophe Novelli who judged Wilf and Bumbledog at a dog show. He put them second and gave Wilf a signed cookbook and an apron. Wilf was meant to write and thank him for the gifts but being Wilf he thanked him for putting them second. JCN wrote back to Wilf saying he remembered meeting him and Bumble and sent a signed photo and two more aprons with instructions to give one to me (which i wear all the time!) .
Wilf made me laugh so much he announced "I like him better than that old Ramsey Mumma, Jean Christophe dont swear!" Grin

Lilacbella · 21/10/2016 21:05

Keith Chegwin visited a local venue when I was about 8. I was very shy, and as I approached the front of the queue to meet him I bottled and slunk behind him. He stepped back and squashed my Caramac Easter egg.

I was in a band at secondary school and we were on Saturday Superstore Search For A Star. So obviously I met Mike Read and Sarah Greene. Matt Bianco were on one of the shows, and I stood up and asked them a question - got that on a video tape somewhere, but not sure where it is. We spent quite a bit of time hanging around the BBC reception and restaurant, and we saw various Grange Hill cast, and Jon Moss form Culture Club walked through reception and said hello to me and winked at me. I've been very star struck by that for most of my life, even though I was much more into Duran Duran at the time. No idea where Boy George was, as didn't see him.

We also did a show with Paul Daniels. He wasn't much on my radar though, and didn't take much notice. Don't remember him being particularly rude or anything.

A few years on and I'm in one of the airports with my friends, waiting to board a plane to somewhere, and Ricky from Eastenders (can't remember the actor's name) was in the bar drinking beer with his friends. It was pretty early in the morning!

I walked past Martin Clunes on Oxford Street once.

That was all years ago. Never see famous people now!

Lilacbella · 21/10/2016 21:08

And Gary Davies! Forgot about him. Also with the school band - we did a thing at our local shopping centre, and him and his puppets were there.

cygnetcommittee · 21/10/2016 21:10

David Bowie said "Boo!" to me in New York.
Big fan.
Shaking.

Agerbilatemycardigan · 21/10/2016 21:25

Once bought Terry Sue-Patt who played Benny Green in Grange Hill a pint in the Coach and Horses in Greek Street. He was lovely. He was very amused by my (then) 3 year old daughter sitting at a table looking all serious while pretending to play chess with a friend of ours.

Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall used to go into my ex's family restaurant in Kew.

Richard O'Sullivan the 70's actor used to frequent the pub where I worked and used to teach me bar tricks. He was a top bloke.

My grandson has a famous grandfather and grandmother on his father's side.

Unfortunately, I've never shagged anyone famous, but the night is still (relatively) young Grin

garlicandsapphire · 21/10/2016 21:29

Oh and Eddie Izzard asked me out.

Jonny Vegas sat next to me in a kids soft play centre.

Sat next to Danny Boyle - fllm director - in a coffee shop. Worked with Lord Puttnam for 5 years. Sat behind Colin Firth at a film premier - pompous twat (disappointing because I loved Mr Darcy).

Was at a party with Billy Bragg in the 80s who was desperate to get off with someone.

Frequently saw or see John Simms, the mum from 'outnumbered', Michael McIntyre, Billy from Eastenders, Sean Locke, Sophie Okenedo, round my way...

Agerbilatemycardigan · 21/10/2016 21:33

Just remembered a couple more. Amanda Lamb used to live up the road from me and Rob Brydon was a couple of seats away from me at the small local theatre near my flat. We were there to see Milton Jones.

aprilcomeshewill · 21/10/2016 21:33

I got an autograph from Todd from Neighbours (Kristian Scmitt??) at Alton Towers. Would have been about 1990. I was obsessed with Neighbours and I remember being secretly disappointed - he was better looking on the telly.

aprilcomeshewill · 21/10/2016 21:38

And years ago I saw Julianne Margulies (Good Wife) in Harvey Nichols in London. Her skin and bone structure were so perfect she looked like someone had painted her.

niceglassofdrywhitewine · 21/10/2016 21:42

Several as I used to be in a job which meant coming into contact with famous people every day.

Ones that stand out.

Victoria Beckham looking miserable as sin and troweling on layer after layer of thick slap to cover her acne on a flight to Leeds or Teeside or somewhere. (Back in the '90s).

John Leslie shoving his hand up my skirt and whispering forcefully in my ear that I was a dirty bitch and no mistake.

Snogging, proper snogging George Clooney & Mark Whalberg. On the same flight. Grin

Carol Smillie always holding up the last flight back from Edinburgh and taking ages to board and stow her stuff like she was Queen Bee. She has a mouth on her.

Joan Collins charm personified. Lovely lady.

Richard E Grant hiding behind a newspaper and refusing to look at anyone because he was sat in economy. He only drank tap water all flight.

Gary Linekar another misery guts who didn't want to sit next to his first wife and who was damn rude to the pilot on a flight deck visit, not even feigning interest when the pilot being from Leicester, told Gaz that his aunt used to babysit him,

Jerry Hall being so gracious when I had to inform her that the ground handlers had lost her baby's buggy on the tarmac in Nice and who despite having a nanny was completely hands on with all her children and stood there on the bus holding a baby with all the other plebs, demanding no special treatment and having no tantrums for lost buggy.

Getting George Galloway kicked off a flight for threatening me with violence because he wouldn't accept his ticket read economy.

I could be here all day...Grin

bumblebee50 · 21/10/2016 21:44

We were in the same lift as Frank Carson once on holiday. Also saw Jim Bowen in a motorway service station. I know you're all jealous because of my rock 'n' roll lifestyle but if you've got it flaunt it that's what I say!

sluj · 21/10/2016 21:47

Many years ago in the mid eighties. I was walking across Westminster Bridge, it was late afternoon in the winter, cold ,windy and pissing down. There was only me on the bridge walking South and a solitary man walking towards me going North. As we drew close to each other we looked up and nodded to each other with a wry smile to acknowledge the appalling weather. It was Anthony Hopkins.
Me, mist, gloom and Hannibal Lecter.

Agerbilatemycardigan · 21/10/2016 21:48

Oh yeah - saw Robson Green in a Chinese restaurant in Esher. He looked as miserable as f*ck. Must've lost his fishing rod Grin

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